Freight-car-closing device



T. J. CALLERY.

FREIGHT CAR CLOSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY LB. 1921.

Patented Feb. 7,1922.

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FREIGHT CAR CLOSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1921.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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T. J. GALLERY. FREIGHT CAR CLOSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED'MAY 18, i921.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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avwentoz THOMAS J. GALLERY, OF ll FREIGHT-CAR-CLOSING DEVICE.

Application filed may 18,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS J. GALLERY, acitizen of the United States, and resident of 299 Seventh St., JerseyCity, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improve ments in F reight-Car-Closing Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to freight car closing devices.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide collapsible means foruse as blocking within the car adapted to prevent cargo from shiftingand moving toward the door sides.

Another object of my invention is to provide collapsible doors forclosing the car, and so arranged that when collapsed they may be swungout from the car, so as not to interfere with the loading or unloadingoperation.

A further object of my invention is to provide in connection with thecollapsible blocking device, means for rigidly securing it in sectionsto the car structure.

A further object of my device is to provide in connection with thecollapsible doors, supporting, suspension and guide means forfacilitating the operation of the doors.

A further object of my invention is to provide interlocking door unitshingedly connected with each other and so arranged as to overlap attheir ends, so as to prevent rain from entering the car.

The foregoing and still further. objects will be fully understood fromthe following description and the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis specification in-wh1ch:

Fig. 1 is an elevation showing a freight car equipped with one preferredform of my collapsible doors. I

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a car showing the blocking and the doorsopened and collapsed.

Fig. 3 is av partial cross sectional vie taken on line 3- 3 of Fig. l. I

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken'on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is. a transverse typical cross sectional view through part of thecar.

F ig. 6 is a detail view showing part of a closed door, the units ofwhich being made of corrugated metal.

Fig. 7 is a typical cross sectional view Specification of LettersPatent. Patlem flmd Fab. 7,1922.

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phcigwing how the units of the doors inter- Fig. 8 is a typical crosssectional view taken on.line 8-8 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is atypical cross sectional view through a door composed ofunits, the edges of which are formed into hinges.

Fig. 10 is a typical transverse cross sectional view through a preferredform of my door with a suspension on the outside of the car.

Fig. 11 is a cross sectional view taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a typical cross sectional view through the collapsed unitsbefore swinging them outward.

Fig. 13 is a similar cross sectional view with the collapsed units swungoutward.

Fig. 1 1 is a detail cross sectional view of a modified form ofsuspension of my door units.

Fi 15 is a partial elevation showing a freig t car equipped with amodified form of my collapsible doors.

Referring to the drawings, numeral 1 represents the u per or roofstructure of a freight car. umeral 2 indicates the lower or floorstructure of a freight car.

Within the car and hingedly and permanently attached to the car ends, asindicated at 5, and opening toward the center and closing toward theends of the car, is a lazy-tong blocking indicated at 6, arranged insections. At the end of each section there is provided a double actinglocking bolt 7, adapted to engage the upper roof structure and thebottom or floor structure of the car, when the blocking is in openposition.

In order to facilitate the locking of the bolt, a hand lever 8 isprovided, which when turned upwards unlocks the bolt, and when swungdownwards causes the bolt to enter into the sockets provided in the roofand floor structures.

This lazy-tong blocking becomes of great importance in preventing thecargo from shifting within the car, and particularly from moving towardthe doors, whereby the closing and o ening operation of the doors I ofthe car while units 11 ,hingedly connected member 17. The ends 18 ofrail 16 are similarly hinged at 19 as are end rails 14: at 15, and arealso adapted to swing out of the car.

When the door sectlonsv 11 and 9. are

folded together as shown in Fig. 2 and when they reach their respectivecar ends, as clearly shown in Fig. 12, they may be swun out in themanner indicated in Fig. 13. y swinging the doors out in this mannor,the loading and unloadlng operation is greatly facilitated, insofar thatthe sides of the cars-are entirely opened,

The lazy-tong blocking 6 may also be swung out in a similar manner asshown in Fig. 1 (at the right hand side) when collapsed.

The door sections or units are hinged together in such a manner that endsection 9 and the adjacent sections 11 swin outward with their hingededges 20. T is is accomplished by providing hinges connecting the two.sections within the car, as indicated at 21.

The next section is again connected to the first section 11 by outerhinges 22. The

pins 23 and 23' of the upper and lower hinges are preferably connectedwith suspension means 12 and supporting means 17, respectively, wherebythe edges 2% of these two sections are held within the car while edges20 are swung out.

At the center sections there are provided convenient locking means 25,by means of which thedoor halves when closed may be drawn together andlocked. The edges of each section are so arranged that they overlap orinterlock with each other in order to prevent rain from entering thecar.

The shape of the units may vary according to desire as shown in Figs. 6,7, 8 and 9. In Fig. 7 the door sections comprise sheet metal strips 25'provided with a longitudinal groove 26 and an upturned portion 27 withan edge 28, registering with groove 26. In Fig. 9, the door sections arecomposed of sheet metal strips, the edges of which are formed intohinges, as indicated at 29. In Figs. 6 and 8 there are shown doorsections made of corrugated metal,

hingedly connected in the same manner as the previously mentionedsections, however, so arranged that the last corrugation of guide 40.

each section matches with the last corrugation of the adjacent section,as shown at 30. Figs. 5 and 6 also illustrates another manner ofsuspension ofmy cardoors, arran w: within the car as indicated at 31.This suspension roller glides upon inner rail 32.

Referring to Figs. 10, 11, 12, and 13, the arrangement of my sections 9and 11. is clearly shown, and particularly how the hin cs 10, 21, and 22are arranged. In Fig. 10 t e suspension arranement of my door sectionsmay be seen were a roller 33 is shown supported by suspension rail 13.The bearings or the roller 33 are provided in a clip 3% whichextendsbelow suspension suspended by pin 23 which passes through hinge 22, andis provided with a head 38, a washer 35 and a cotter pin 36. I

In Fig. 14 is shown a referred form of my suspension means w ich issomewhat similar to the guide means in Fig. 10, but instead of a roller33 as shown in Fig. 10, a horizontally arranged guide roller 39 is shownglidlng in a recess by a suspension From the roller is again suspendedthe hinged'bolt 23 provided with a washer 35, a cotter pin 36, while ahead 41 supports the weight of the door section.

The suspension and guiding or supporting means may be also arranged atthe center of each door unit, as shown in Fig. 15. In this case, the endunits 9 are not hinged to the end posts of the car, but all the unitsare hingedly connected with each other. Each of the sections swings,when opening and folding the door, upon a pin so that one half of theunits turn inwards, and the other half outwards.

While l have shown a specific construct on of my door sections and theirsuspenslon and support means, be it understood that changes andimprovements may be made within the scope of my invention, for which Iclaim:-

1. In combination with a freight car, a lazy-tong cargo blockingdisposed within the car for preventing cargo from shifting toward thecar doors, means connected with sa1d blocking for positively anchoringit in sections as desired. b

2. In combination with a freight car, a lazy-tong cargo blockingdisposed within the car for preventing cargo from shifting toward thecar doors, means connected with sa d blockin for positively anchoring itin closing the car.

3'. In combination with a freight car, a lazy-ton cargo blockingdisposed within the car, don le locking bars associated with saidblocking for looking it in sections when in operation, foldable doorscomprising a plurality of interlocki hinged door members adapted to befolde and when completely folded, to be swung out from the car.

4. In combination with a freight car, a lazy-ton cargo blocking disposedwithin the car, ockin bars provided between sections of the bl ickingand adapted to lockingly engage the car structure at'top and hottom whensaid blocking is in use, a foldable car door, composed of a plurality ofinterl cking hingedly connected sections, suspension means associatedwith each two adjacent sections, and means for. facilitatin said door tobe swung out when completely olded.

5. In combination with a freight car having a lazy-tong blocking adaptedto be locked in place by sections, a foldable door composed of aplurality of hinged, interlocking units, each adjacent pair of unitshaving suspension means adapted to glide upon a guide rail, uiding meanscorrespondingly arranged with said suspension means disposed at thelower portion of each adjacent pair of units, said guiding meansgliding. in a bottom rail, hinged guide and bottom rails forming acontinuation of the aforementioned rails arranged at the ends of the carand adapted to receive the door when completely folded and furtheradapted to be swung out when desired.

6. A closing device for freight cars, comprising in combination alazy-tong blocking attached at both ends and within a car, and providedwith a plurality of locking members adapted to engage the roof and doorstructure of a car, said locking members arranged between sections ofsaid blocking, foldahle outer doors also attached at the ends of a carand composed of hingedly connected sections opening from the centertoward the ends of the car, suspension rails provided at the rooistructure of a car and guide or supporting rails at the bottom or floorstructure of the car, suspension means associated with the upper ends ofsaid sections and gliding upon said suspension rails, and guide orsupporting means attached at the bottom ends of said sectionsand glidingin said guide rails, endsoi said suspension and guide rails at the carends adapted to swing out of the car when said doors are folded, andmeans for locking the doors when closed.

7. in combination with a freight car, a toldable door composed of aplurality of hinged, interlocking units, each adjacent pair of unitshaving suspension means adaptdoor when completely folded and furtheradapted to be swung-out when desired.

8. In combination with a freight car, a'

lazy-tong cargo blockin disposed within the car, lockm bars provi edbetween sections of the bloc g and adapted to lockingly engage the carstructure at top and bottom when said blocking is in use, a 'foldablecar door, composed of a plurality of interlocking hingedly connectedsections, suspension means associated with each section, and means forpermitting said door to be swung out when completely folded.

9. in combination with a freight car, a foldable door composed of aplurality of hinged, interlocking units each unit having suspensionmeans adapte -to glide u on a guide rail, guiding means correspon inglyarranged with said suspension means disposed at the lower portion ofeach unit, said guiding means gliding in a bottom rail, hinged guide andbottom rails forming a continuation of the aforementioned rails arrangedat the ends of the car and adapted to receive the door when completelyfolded and further adapted tobe swung out when desired.

10. A closin device for freight cars, comprising in com ination a laz-tong blocking attached at both ends and within a car, and

provided with a plurality of locking members adapted to engage the roofand floor structure of a car, said locking members arranged betweensections of said blocking, foldable outer doors composed of hingedlyconnected sections opening from the center toward the ends of the car,suspension rails provided at the roof structure of a car and guide orsupporting rails at the bottom or door structure of the car, su ensionmeans associated with the upper en s of said sections and gliding uponsaid suspension rails, and guide or supporting means attached at thebottom ends of said sections and gliding in said guide rails the ends ofsaid suspension and guide rails at the car ends adapted to swing out ofthe car when said doors are folded, and means for locking the doors whenclosed.- Y

Signed at New York in the county ed New York and State of New York this10th day of May A. D. 1921.

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